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Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i7-970
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900H
100 %
14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz
Intel Core i7-970
26 %
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900H
100 %
14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz
Intel Core i7-970
22 %
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900H
100 %
14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz
Intel Core i7-970
33 %
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900H
100 %
14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz
Intel Core i7-970
26 %
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900H | Intel Core i7-970 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i9 (81) | Intel Core i7 (300) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 12000H (23) | Intel Core i7 900 (4) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake H | Gulftown |
| Technology | 10 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 1744 | LGA 1366 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i9-11900H | |
| Successor | Intel Core i9-13900H |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900H | Intel Core i7-970 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 14 / 20 | 6 / 12 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 6x Golden Cove 2.50 - 5.00 GHz |
6x 3.20 - 3.46 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Gracemont 1.80 - 3.80 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 11.50 MB | 1.50 MB |
| L3-Cache | 24.00 MB | 12.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900H | Intel Core i7-970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.40 - 1.45 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 96 / 768 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 4 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 10 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2022 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i9-12900H | Intel Core i7-970 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i9-12900H | Intel Core i7-970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s) DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 3 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 28 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 55.1 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i9-12900H | Intel Core i7-970 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 45 W | 130 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 115 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i9-12900H | Intel Core i7-970 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q3/2010 |
| Release price | 617 $ | 594 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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